escalated

being at a higher level than average for a time there was an escalated interest in the Titanic following the release of the blockbuster movie Synonyms elevated, high, heightened, increased, jacked (up), raised, upRelated Words extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost; inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)Near Antonyms decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown [chiefly British], receded, underAntonyms down, low